Delta’s $500 Million Meltdown: Blame Game and Lawsuits Fly Over IT Outage

Delta Air Lines is blaming CrowdStrike for its extended IT outage that left passengers stranded and cost the airline $500 million. Delta claims CrowdStrike’s faulty update crashed 8.5 million Windows devices, while CrowdStrike argues the airline’s poor disaster recovery plans are at fault. The legal…

Hot Take:

Delta and CrowdStrike are having a spat bigger than any in-flight passenger feud over armrest space. Who knew a cybersecurity update could lead to turbulence that even the best pilot can’t navigate?

Key Points:

  • Delta blames CrowdStrike for extended IT outages and massive revenue loss.
  • Faulty update from CrowdStrike’s Falcon software crashed over 8.5 million Windows devices.
  • Delta claims it lost $500 million and had to sue to protect shareholders and reputation.
  • CrowdStrike denies negligence and insists Delta refused onsite recovery assistance.
  • Both parties are now gearing up for a legal showdown, with CrowdStrike calling for data preservation.

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